Ion, Iowa

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Ion, Iowa
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Ion, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°06′46″N91°15′43″W / 43.11278°N 91.26194°W / 43.11278; -91.26194 Coordinates: 43°06′46″N91°15′43″W / 43.11278°N 91.26194°W / 43.11278; -91.26194
Country United States
State Iowa
County Allamakee
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID464590 [1]

Ion is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Ion in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903 Allamakee County Iowa 1903.png
Ion in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

Ion was platted in 1855. [2] Ion was named after a character in a novel a settler had recently read. [3] Ion's population was 52 in 1902. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ion, Iowa
  2. W. E. Alexander (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp.  398.
  3. Ellery M. Hancock (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp.  271.
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.